Experiments

Question 1

What is a field experiment (4)

Answer 1

Experiments conducted in a real world situation. Participants are usually unaware of their involvement

Question 2

What is a lab experiment (1)

Answer 2

conducted in a controlled environment

Question 3

What is a Quasi Experiment (2)

Answer 3

Not classed as a true experiment because the researcher is taking advantage of pre-existing conditions e.g age

Question 4

Benefits/Disadvantages of Quasi Experiment

Answer 4

Participants often unaware so likely to not be artificial. However harder to establish casual relationships because the IV isn’t being directly manipulated

Question 5

Benefits/Disadvantages of a field experiment (4)

Answer 5

High in Ecological Validity.
However harder to control confounding variables, and time consuming. Not usually possible to get consent and debrief

Question 6

Benefits/Disadvantages of a Lab experiment (2)

Answer 6

Easier to control
But likely produces non ecologically valid findings

Question 7

What is the most common type of experiment used in psychology and why

Answer 7

Quasi because it is the best practically and ethically

Question 8

Experimental Design

Answer 8

How participants are allocated to different groups in an experiment.

Question 9

Independent measure design

Answer 9

this is where different participants are used in each condition of the independent variable. So each condition includes a different group of participants

Question 10

Repeated Measure Design

Answer 10

the same participants take part in each condition. So each condition of the experiment includes the same group of people

Question 11

Matched Pairs Design

Answer 11

pairs of participants are matched in terms of key variables e.g age or gender